Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy
1845–1917 (age 72)
Biography
Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy was a neurologist whose careful observations of muscular disorders advanced the scientific community's understanding of neurodegenerative disease. His writings on progressive muscular atrophy and collaborative inquiries helped to clarify the clinical features that would support diagnosis and care for countless patients.
Interred at the cimetière du Nord, Landouzy’s legacy rests in the compassionate scholarship he brought to neurology, where his name remains linked to the defensible standards of the discipline.